Alloxylon_wickhamii

<i>Alloxylon wickhamii</i>

Alloxylon wickhamii

Species of tree in the family Proteaceae endemic to Queensland

Alloxylon wickhamii is a rainforest tree to 30 m (98 ft) tall in the family Proteaceae.[1] It is endemic to the Wet Tropics of Queensland.[1][2]

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In the wet tropics it is found growing in various well-developed rain forests and apparently is "probably more abundant in upland and mountain rain forests".[2]

This substantial rain forest tree species has large leaves (adult: up to 17 cm (6.7 in), younger: up to 40 cm (16 in)) and bunches of attractive pink-red flowers in Oct–Nov.[1][2]

It is "not as well known as Alloxylon flammeum but deserves an equal place in horticulture".[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Crisp, M. D.; Weston, P. H. (1995). "Alloxylon wickhamii". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1. Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 384–385. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3.
  2. [2]
    F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Alloxylon wickhamii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.


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